FELICITY HUFFMAN says she paid to have her daughter’s SAT score rigged, because she wanted to give her a “fair shot” at college, and worried that her low math scores would kill her dreams of becoming an actress.
The ANTONIO BROWN saga reached a fever pitch over the weekend. On Friday, he “emotionally” apologized to his teammates – and Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden said the team would NOT suspend him for Week One. He said Brown WOULD play on Sunday. But that did NOT happen. Because later Friday night, Brown posted a two-minute video that appeared to feature a private phone call with Gruden where the Raiders coach told him to, “Please stop this [stuff] and just play football.” On Saturday morning, Brown posted this on Instagram, “You’re gonna [tick] a lot of people off when you start doing what’s best for you.” He also asked the Raiders to, “release me.” Then, ESPN reported that the Raiders voided more than $29 MILLION of the guarantees in his contract. And shortly after that, the team honored his request, and released him. WITHIN AN HOUR, Brown announced he was joining the New England Patriots. It’s crazy because just TWO DAYS before, the Internet was JOKING about Brown ending up on the Patriots. And now, people are speculating that he orchestrated ALL of this, just so this would happen. The Patriots signed Brown to a one-year deal worth up to $15 million.
89-year-old SEAN CONNERY was one of the many people affected by Hurricane Dorian last week. He and his wife were at their home in the Bahamas when the storm hit, but they’re okay. “We were lucky compared to many others, and the damage here was not great.” He said they knew it might be bad, so they made sure they were ready. But then the worst of it hit about 90 miles away from them. They had a lot of wind and rain . . . but it could’ve been a lot worse. There was another survivor of the hurricane: The famous summer home mansion from the movie, “The Notebook”. It’s near the ocean, right next to a river outside Charleston, South Carolina, which got hit pretty hard
VINCE GILL really loves being part of the EAGLES when they go on tour. In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” he said he couldn’t be more grateful that they even thought of him. The only difficult part is that he’s replacing a legend, GLENN FREY, who passed away back in 2016. He said there are times when he can feel the crowd “holding their breath” when they see him on stage. But after a couple of verses they release because they realize “it’s gonna be okay.” He’s been touring with them for over two years and when asked if he’ll keep doing it, he said, “Absolutely. I like being part of the band.”
Jason Aldean and his wife and kids have welcomed an adorable new family member! Brittany Aldean turned to Instagram on Saturday to show off their new “baby” — a sweet puppy named Saint. “Our baby is finally here!! His name is SAINT. And he is going to have the best life!!” They adopted the adorable pooch from Stray Rescue of St. Louis, which is where they got the name Saint.
MATT LAUER and his wife have finalized their divorce. They’re reportedly “focused on the children”.
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE will release an album of stripped-down versions of their biggest hits. It’s called “The Acoustic Sessions” and it drops October 18th. It includes guest appearances from Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Backstreet Boys, and Bebe Rexha.
BRANTLEY GILBERT revealed the dates of next year’s “Fire’t Up” tour. It’ll get going January 23rd in Canada . . . and run into early May. Chase Rice, Dylan Scott, and Brandon Lay are opening select dates. Details are at BrantleyGilbert.com.
VALERIE HARPER’s friends and family honored her on Saturday with an emotional funeral service. Valerie’s daughter shared a great story about her toughness during her cancer battle. John Wesley, the actor best-known for playing Dr. Hoover on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” has died. He was 72. Wesley died from complications due to a long battle with multiple myeloma.
“It: Chapter Two” had a gigantic debut over the weekend, raking in $91 million at the box office. It was easily #1 at the box office . . . in fact, it was basically the only movie people saw in theaters this weekend. “It: Chapter Two” now has the record for the second-biggest horror opening ever . . . behind only the previous “It” movie, which made $123.4 million in its first weekend in 2017.
The 50th season premiere of “Monday Night Football” at 7:10 p.m. on ESPN . . . In the first game, the New Orleans Saints host the Houston Texans. . . . And in the second game at 10:15 p.m. the Oakland Raiders host the Denver Broncos.
“Jimmy Fallon” – Sheryl Crow featuring Jason Isbell.
“Jimmy Kimmel” – Trisha Yearwood.
Hunter Hayes is 28.
Michelle Williams is 39.
Michael Bublé is 44.
Henry Thomas is 48. Elliott in “E.T.”.
Adam Sandler is 53.
Hugh Grant is 59.
Angela Cartwright is 67.
Tom Wopat is 68. Luke Duke on “The Dukes Of Hazzard”.
Joe Theismann is 70.
